A view of Gaspe Bay in the Gulf of St. Laurence after the surrender of Louisburg in 1758. During the stay of the British Fleet in 1759, General Wolfe resided at the House on the Beach
line engraving, coloured, engraving
Accession Number
NAM.1971-02-33-322-1
Description
A view of Gaspe Bay in the Gulf of St. Laurence after the surrender of Louisburg in 1758. During the stay of the British Fleet in 1759, General Wolfe resided at the House on the Beach. Line engraving by W Elliott, 1759 after Captain Hervey Smyth, published by J Jefferys, 1760.
Events
Louisbourg, Capture of, 1758 (Seven Years War, North America 1756-1763) , Quebec, Capture of, 1759 (Seven Years War, North America 1756-1763)